How to use system UI tuner in Android Marshmallow?

Everything you need know about the hidden feature of system UI tuner in Android Marshmallow 6.0. You can use system UI tuner in Android Marshmallow to customize the quick settings menu, status bar and turn the phone into demo mode.

These hidden features are usually not ready for public release, although they are usually stable enough. Sometimes, they are also different from beta features because beta features will be very likely released publicly in the future.

However, hidden features are more or less for testing. They may be removed from future releases, or incorporated into other features.

System UI tuner in Android Marshmallow 6.0 is definitely one of the most interesting hidden features in Android 6.0. And Google actually wants you to try it.

Step 2: Tap and hold the gear icon

Once quick settings panel is accessed , tap and hold the gear icon as shown below.

The gear icon will then rotate. You can release your finger from the gear icon when it rotates.

Now, you should be directed to Settings page with a pop out message (as shown below in the screenshot):

Congrats! System UI Tuner has been added to Settings.

Please note, if you release your finger from gear icon too early (without seeing the icon is rotating), you will simply brought to Settings page without enabling system UI tuner in Android Marshmallow. You have to try again.

Step 3: Check system UI tuner in Settings

Now in Settings page, you can find one additional entry for system UI tuner below About phone as shown below.

This means you have successfully enabled system UI tuner in Android Marshmallow 6.0. You can use this feature now.

In addition, once system UI tuner in Android Marshmallow is enabled, you will see a small wrench next to the gear icon as shown below.

If you cannot find the system UI tuner entry in Settings page, you may try the procedure again.

When you access system UI tuner in Android Marshmallow 6.0 first time, you will get the following welcome message as shown below:

Fun for some but not for all

System UI Tuner gives you extra ways to tweak and customize the Android user interface. These experimental features may change, break, or disappear in future releases. Proceed with caution.

How to use system UI tuner in Android Marshmallow to customize quick settings?

To customize quick settings with system UI tuner in Android Marshmallow, you need tap Quick settings in Settings — system UI tuner (illustrated as 1 in screenshot above)

Now you can:

delete any items from quick settings page. If you tap and hold the icon, the add tile icon will change to a dustbin. You can then drag the item to the dustbin to remove it from the quick settings.

re-arrange the location of all items by tapping, holding, then dragging the item to the desired location.

add your own items. This is for developers, not for users.

Please note, some items may not be shown in your quick settings even you can see them in system UI tuner page. You need enable the corresponding features in Settings once. These features include:

Invert colors;

Rotation locked;

Hotspot.

For example, for Invert colors, you need enable it at least once in Settings — Accessibility— Color inversion. You only need enable it once, then disable it. After this, you should be able to find it in your quick settings page.

How to use system UI tuner in Android Marshmallow to customize status bar?

You can also customize the status bar (top of the screen) with system UI tuner in Android Marshmallow 6.0.

Remove System UI Tuner from Settings and stop sing all of its features

Tap Remove to as shown below to hide system UI tuner in Android Marshmallow 6.0 and remove this feature.

Can you use system UI tuner in Android Marshmallow 6.0 to tweak your phone?

If you have any questions or encounter any problems on using system UI tuner in Android Marshmallow 6.0 to customize quick settings, to tweak status bar or to enable demo mode, please let us know in the comment box below.

Hello i have samsung S5 and after updating it to marshmallow, now im not able to find the quick setting menu on the top….when i pull down the menu the only option i get is sfinder & quick connect….even after going to settings i see the option active button ut its like deactivated no changes if i press it, then suddenly i get this popup saying the setting has stopped working…please help me out how i can get the quick setting back.

There is no “gear-shaped settings button” in status bar. Neither there is no such an option for UI tuner in my developer options. And major problem after update the mobile is not showing the notifications, The notification bell rangs and as soon i drag the status bar there will be no such a word of notification, it displays “No Notifications”.

Hi. I am using moto g4 plus , I have enabled Ui settings, Now i am facing a problem , whenever i listen to music through head set i am unable to increase the volume , when i increase the volume its showing Unfortunately, system UI stoped. pls help me

I have had the setting enabled, and i disabled them and am now not able to re-enable them. I have tried the launcher download trick but it didnt work. Can anyone help, i know its there because ive had it enabled before on this phone, and have had no updated since i disabled it. (I have an Oukitel phone if this helps anything)